British PM faces defeat in historic Brexit deal vote

Tuesday, 15 January 2019London: -British Prime Minister Theresa May faces crushing defeat in a historic vote in parliament on Tuesday over the Brexit deal she has struck with the European Union, leaving the world´s fifth biggest economy in limbo. With just over two months to go until the scheduled Brexit date of March 29, Britain is still bitterly divided over what should happen next and the only suspense over the vote is the scale of May´s defeat. The British leader´s last-minute appeals to MPs appear to have fallen on deaf ears and how much she loses by could determine whether she tries again, loses office, delays Brexit -- or if Britain even leaves the EU at all. "When the history books are...

According to Reuters, Britain's Parliament is debating the terms of a withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU. But the Brexit text negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has the odds stacked against it. Following contentious months of a debate, Prime Minister May's Brexit deal...

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